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The Silos Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for The Silos in Broadwater County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Broadwater County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is East Helena (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 20 miles away.

About The Silos Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Montana Public Safety Communications System: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For The Silos, start with the East Helena site of Montana Public Safety Communications System, about 20 miles away. Its control channels: 154.355, 156.24 MHz.

Broadwater County channels that also cover The Silos

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Broadwater County SheriffBroadwater County Sheriff – Dispatch155.7300
In 158.8500
100.0 PLFMNWQDC483

Montana Public Safety Communications System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Broadwater County SheriffBroadwater County Sheriff – Dispatch247f7D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of The Silos.

East Helena · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 167 · about 20 mi away
Control 154.355, 156.24
Voice 155.07, 159.465, 161.95
Nob Hill 700 MHz · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 25 (hex 19) · NAC 160 · about 23 mi away
Control 769.1875, 770.0625, 771.0375
Voice 772.2125, 772.9875
Townsend · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 166 · about 23 mi away
Control 142.4625, 149.225
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in The Silos?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for The Silos. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Broadwater County Sheriff 155.7300 MHz (100.0 PL).